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Otoro Club/The Ceremony/What is included

What is included

Everything but the venue and the guests.

Otoro Club runs every part that touches the fish and the floor — the sourcing, the itamae, the ceremony, the station, service, and full load-out. The host provides the room and the guest list.

Included in every engagement

The fish

  • A whole bluefin, sourced against your locked headcount
  • Cold-chain handling from delivery to service
  • Portioning by hand across the tasting

The ceremony

  • The itamae and the live breakdown
  • The tasting served in sequence, cut to order
  • Hand rolls and the courses your format calls for

The service

  • Service staff for the pass and the floor
  • Station, boards, knives, and the full kit
  • Wasabi, ginger, serving utensils, and plates

Load-in & load-out

  • Setup and breakdown of the station
  • Removal and disposal of all fish and food waste
  • The space handed back as it was found

What the host provides

A room, power, and the guest list.

We need a venue with access for load-in, a stable surface for the station, and standard power. Where alcohol is served, it is arranged and licensed separately. Anything specific to your venue we confirm during planning.

Venue requirements

Guest Notices

Raw seafood. Engagements serve raw and undercooked fish. Consuming raw or undercooked seafood may increase your risk of foodborne illness, particularly for guests who are pregnant, immunocompromised, elderly, or have certain medical conditions.

Allergens. Fish, shellfish, soy, sesame, wheat, and egg are present in our service. Notify us in writing of any allergy at least seven days before the engagement. We cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment.

Sourcing & substitution. Species, cuts, and portioning are subject to availability at market. Where a whole bluefin is unavailable, an equivalent grade may be substituted with notice to the host.

Photography. Engagements may be photographed for our portfolio. Hosts may opt out in writing before the event date. Alcohol service, where added, requires separate arrangement and licensing.

Full food safety & allergen notice